Power plant · Darlington, England, United Kingdom
Royal Oak
Royal Oak is a cancelled power plant in Darlington, England, United Kingdom, with 6.5 MW of capacity, operated by EDF Energy Renewables.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Darlington (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Royal Oak Farm, Heighington, Darlington | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 10 Jan 2014 (permit 05/00183/FULE, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Darlington) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 22 Feb 2005 (ref. 05/00183/FULE, Darlington) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 10 Jan 2014 (granted, ref. 05/00183/FULE, Darlington) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | EDF Energy Renewables | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6.5 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 5 units | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 54.6163, -1.6740 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Royal Oak is the 1,558th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 2,473rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6.5 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,558th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,473rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,977th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 264 grid connections (131 operating, 1,279 MW) and 160 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generation 1.188 MW grid connection at Skerneside | Grid connection | 1.19 MW | Operating | 2.3 km |
| Fylands Bridge | Substation | — | — | 2.9 km |
| Battery storage 50.7 MW grid connection at Fylands Bridge BESS | Grid connection | 50.7 MW | Planned | 3.0 km |
| Solar 41.04 MW grid connection at Fylands Bridge PV | Grid connection | 41 MW | Planned | 3.0 km |
| Newton Aycliffe South | Substation | — | — | 5.8 km |
| Heighington | Substation | — | — | 6.6 km |
Operator and place
More from EDF Energy Renewables
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- Abergelli Farm, Felindre - Battery Storage250 MW · planned
- Clash Gour225 MW · permitted
- Dorenell Wind Farm (Previously Site A and B Scaut Hill)177 MW
- Dorenell Wind Farm (extension)175 MW
- Fallago Rig144 MW
- Hickling Lane, Swainsthorpe -Battery Storage114 MW · permitted
- Heathland Wind Farm80 MW · permitted
Other power plants in England
- Walpole Flexible Generation Project2,000 MW
- Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm1,500 MW
- Hornsea 2 - Optimus and Breesea1,320 MW
- Hornsea 1 - Heron & Njord1,218 MW
- Atlantic Array One - Bristol Channel Zone1,200 MW
- Five Estuaries - Wind Farm1,080 MW
- Rugeley Power Plant Conversion1,000 MW
- Teesworks Battery Storage Project1,000 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.